Chapter 159

【Jiu Zhou Ling's Lord Chen Ping was the first to shatter the Mist Shi Zhu, earning the First Break reward of 1,000 points】

【The Mist Shi Zhu has been discovered; destroying it will reduce the intensity of the invasion】

【Once 60% of the Mist Stone Pillars have been cleared, the invasion will be declared over】

As the pillar shattered, a notice suddenly appeared.

All regional lords received a long-awaited notification, and a strange sense of déjà vu arose simultaneously in their hearts.

Because in every notice issued so far, the protagonist had always been that one name.

Hmm, again Chen Ping—this is perfectly logical.

I told you, the notices were made for Lord Chen Ping.

Sir, does Lord Chen Ping even care about your thousand points? How many points does he have already?!

Isn't that the wrong focus? The real point is that Lord Chen Ping has found a way to end the invasion!

The Mist Stone Pillars must be buried within the vanished mist zones—it's clear we can't just defend passively!

Fuck it, I can't hold my position anyway—let's counterattack!

West Region.

Saldu rose from the top of the Golden Jin Zita, his golden-red cloak snapping in the wind, his hair billowing.

"Why did he charge out?"

"Did he sense the problem lay within the mist zones all along? Or does he have some other plan?"

Saldu did not care about the so-called Mist Stone Pillars; his focus remained fixed on Chen Ping.

If Chen Ping knew Saldu's thoughts, he'd surely give him a thumbs-up.

No wonder he's the lord who holds second place—he's vaguely grasped Chen Ping's intent.

But since they were in different regions, Saldu could only guess what Chen Ping intended to do.

Yet he knew he couldn't stay in his territory any longer.

Killing enemies like this, he'd never catch up to Chen Ping in points.

Better to follow Chen Ping's lead—charge into the mist and see if there's a chance to turn the tide.

"Golden Guards, assemble! Follow me!"

At Saldu's command, a group of soldiers clad in golden armor sprinted back from afar, each radiating fierce energy.

Then a mighty earth-dragon arrived atop the pyramid, greeted Saldu, and leapt straight to the front of the formation.

Saldu chose a direction and immediately led his elite guard force into battle.

Meanwhile, in other directions, other lords gathered their forces, temporarily contracting their defensive perimeter to give their allies a chance to break out.

Because by now, nearly everyone had reached their limit.

They needed to destroy the Mist Stone Pillars to ease the pressure.

After seeing the notice, Chen Ping knew it would trigger a chain reaction.

Now a choice lay before him.

Should he destroy the pillar to relieve pressure on Natasha and the others, or abandon the pillar and plunge into the mist?

Chen Wei, beside him, sensed Chen Ping's hesitation and muttered:

"Lord, trust the Black Tortoise Guard."

Chen Ping lifted his head and saw the resolute gaze through the gaps in Chen Wei's helmet.

He turned to look back—though dense hordes of half-beasts lay between them, the towering figures of the Black Tortoise Guard remained clearly visible.

The Black Tortoise phantom roared as it pressed forward relentlessly.

Right—there was no need to ease the pressure.

With the Black Tortoise Guard present, their challenges differed from those of other lords.

The Black Tortoise Guard needed this pressure to grow; his entire force needed this pressure.

Chen Ping was right.

In the East Region, where his home base, Jiu Zhou Ling, lay, those who received the notice had also chosen not to target the pillars.

They continued advancing steadily, clashing head-on with the half-beasts.

Under this pressure, everyone in Jiu Zhou Ling improved at a terrifying pace.

Even Lin Na herself had long abandoned her territorial administration duties and rushed to the front lines.

As a sorceress, she possessed formidable combat strength.

Now she had advanced multiple ranks and even gained insights into numerous traits.

As for destroying the pillars? Why destroy them?

Leave them be!

In the South Region, Chen Ping smiled.

Concern breeds confusion—he'd forgotten the powerful effect of his own talent.

If so, there was no point in hesitating—he turned and led his team into the mist.

He pulled a golden dragon statue from within his robes and used it to sense the locations of other golden altars.

Time waits for no one.

The news of the pillars would inevitably draw others to target them.

With so many clever people, someone would inevitably realize—once pressure eased, or during the process of targeting the pillars—that they could enter the mist early to explore.

Chen Ping had no intention of giving them that chance.

Best to replicate what happened in the East Region basin—sweep up all the rewards before anyone else could react!

The greatest pleasure was exclusivity!

As they charged into the mist, everyone's vision and perception range shrank drastically.

But Chen Ping had ample experience here—so long as they kept destroying altars, their vision and perception would gradually return.

During his previous crossing of the mist, his maximum perception range had reached nearly two hundred meters.

Though once outside the mist, this perception faded over time, requiring a fresh start.

But this time, his target was the golden altars—ordinary altars were not his first priority.

He infused the golden dragon statue with magic, causing it to glow with a hazy radiance.

One shimmering beam trembled faintly, pointing toward a direction.

"Move—follow the light."

The group immediately acted, advancing at top speed toward the indicated direction.

116: Extraordinary Creature! Golden Dragon of the Other Shore!

Fine currents of electricity continuously sparked across the ground.

Unless you looked closely, you'd never notice them.

Yet these electric serpents covered nearly a thousand square meters.

Any wild monster stepping onto them would feel a sudden numbness—but suffer no real harm.

The source of these fine currents was the White White Qilin.

Under Chen Ping's guidance, the White White Qilin had been honing its abilities.

Now it had developed a skill called Electric Field Sensing.

Anyone entering the sensing field would be instantly detected by the White White Qilin.

Moreover, due to the nature of the electric field, not only physical monsters but also energy-based entities could not escape detection.

With this skill, Chen Ping's group bypassed the mist's visual suppression and regained the ability to anticipate enemy movements.

More importantly, since they no longer needed to divert attention for reconnaissance, everyone could push forward at full speed.

As a result, after just one day, they found a golden altar.

Perhaps because the mist had not fully dissipated and the half-beast invasion was still ongoing,

the guardian beast normally stationed at the golden altar did not appear—the altar stood empty, making Chen Ping suspect an ambush.

But when he destroyed the golden altar, no surprises emerged.

This time, however, he did not receive a Level Unlock Scroll—it seemed these scrolls weren't guaranteed at every golden altar.

But the golden dragon statue erupted with three new fragments, instantly advancing his progress to 4/10.

With four fragments now in his possession, the guiding beams of light became far more precise.

After acquiring four statues, the guiding light coalesced with greater clarity.